NBC is the latest media giant launching a digital news network. The company, owned by Comcast, said Wednesday that it quietly launched the concept, called NBC News Signal, earlier this month with a weekly evening news program on Thursdays. Its goal is to make Signal a round-the-clock destination for original news programming in mid-2019. NBC …
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Two of baseball’s classic teams are set to square off in the Fall Classic. Founded in 1901 as one of the charter franchises in the American League, the Boston Red Sox play in Fenway Park, baseball’s oldest stadium. The Dodger franchise began playing in Brooklyn in 1883 (as the Brooklyn Atlantics) before heading west to Los Angeles in 1958. Dodger …
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After losing a bidding war with Comcast, 21st Century Fox plans to sell its remaining stake in major UK television company Sky. US cable TV giant Comcast succeeded Saturday in its quest to nab Sky, outbidding rival 21st Century Fox as traditional TV and film companies look to beef up their offerings and fend off upstarts like Amazon and Netflix. …
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Are you ready for some football? If you are reading this, then I can only assume your answer is, “Yes, I am once again ready to surrender my Sundays to the NFL, to say nothing of my Monday and Thursday nights.” Games are broadcast on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons, NBC on Sunday nights and ESPN on Monday nights. …
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Get ready for a new look for Firefox’s icon — again. Less than a year after launching a simplified, brighter icon for its Quantum-branded versions of Firefox, Mozilla has begun another effort to modernize the icon. This time the plan isn’t just to create a new Firefox icon but to craft a family of icons to accommodate what the nonprofit …
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It looks like Disney will get the X-Men, while Comcast shifts its focus to the UK. Comcast on Thursday confirmed it’ll no longer pursue 21st Century Fox, focusing instead on its bid for UK broadcaster Sky. “I’d like to congratulate Bob Iger and the team at Disney and commend the Murdoch family and Fox for creating such a desirable and …
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Leer en CNET en Español Enlarge Image France and Croatia meet in the FIFA World Cup 2018 final. FIFA This is it. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is down to its last two survivors, France and Croatia. England and Belgium will play in a mildly intriguing third-place playoff on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT, Fox and Telemundo), …
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Missed the World Cup Final? Perhaps you spent your Sunday watching not soccer but baseball (it was, after all, the last day of baseball before the four-day All-Star break hiatus). Or perhaps you spent your Sunday at the beach or pursuing another leisurely summertime activity. No matter your reason for skipping the World Cup Final between France and Croatia, you’ve …
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Leer en CNET en Español England versus Croatia: The match is imminent, and the winner will go on to face France, which defeated Belgium yesterday. The only time England made it to the final of the World Cup — and won it — was in 1966, when it hosted the tournament. All that stands in its way now is little Croatia, …
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Leer en CNET en Español The 2018 FIFA World Cup is down to the final four and we’ve got two riveting semifinal matches this week. First up is France vs. Belgium on Tuesday, followed by England vs. Croatia on Wednesday. With Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and Vincent Kompany, everybody is talking about this being the “golden generation” …
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